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I just got a new Windows 10 HP slimline laptop from Santa Claus himself, and I'm already having an awful lot of trouble. The laptop itself runs perfectly, the web browser is extremely snappy and buttery smooth. I've also watched two YouTube videos currently that told me to go through the settings and uncheck useless stuff, terminate and disable certain useless programs, and set some settings such as High Performance mode. However, when I boot up FE, it runs 10 times worse than the 2012 dinosaur that I've been using since my last personal system decided to die.

I'm wondering if there's any tech-wizards or knowledgeable folk out there who can give me some insight into what I can do to fix this?

Here's my system specs:

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-7100U CPU @2.40GHz

RAM: 4.00 GB

System type: 64-bit, x64-based processor

Hard-drive: 1TB (not solid-state, whatever that means)

I really appreciate any help I can get. Feel free to comment, or contact me on Discord (Hella Ella#8763).

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1. What is the graphics card you're using? (but if I had to guess, you're using laptop so the GPU is most likely integrated)

2. On what graphics settings do you run FE on?

3. What do you mean by "it runs 10 times worse"? was it a fps issue or stutter or screen freeze or long load times etc.?

Like what Sharkdog mentioned, 4 GB of RAM is suboptimal for FE. However there is a way to increase your temporary RAM space: by configuring a USB drive for RedyBoost. It should help with loading times.

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1. What is the graphics card you're using? (but if I had to guess, you're using laptop so the GPU is most likely integrated)

2. On what graphics settings do you run FE on?

3. What do you mean by "it runs 10 times worse"? was it a fps issue or stutter or screen freeze or long load times etc.?

Like what Sharkdog mentioned, 4 GB of RAM is suboptimal for FE. However there is a way to increase your temporary RAM space: by configuring a USB drive for RedyBoost. It should help with loading times.

Heya Guiny,

The notebook's graphics are integrated and only designed for displaying text and video, therefore it's impossible to replace/ upgrade anything there. I have two friends who are techs that are both taking a look at it today, so I'll know then whether it was a waste.

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The notebook's graphics are integrated and only designed for displaying text and video, therefore it's impossible to replace/ upgrade anything there. I have two friends who are techs that are both taking a look at it today, so I'll know then whether it was a waste.

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I just got a new Windows 10 HP slimline laptop from Santa Claus himself, and I'm already having an awful lot of trouble. The laptop itself runs perfectly, the web browser is extremely snappy and buttery smooth. I've also watched two YouTube videos currently that told me to go through the settings and uncheck useless stuff, terminate and disable certain useless programs, and set some settings such as High Performance mode. However, when I boot up FE, it runs 10 times worse than the 2012 dinosaur that I've been using since my last personal system decided to die.

I'm wondering if there's any tech-wizards or knowledgeable folk out there who can give me some insight into what I can do to fix this?

Here's my system specs:

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-7100U CPU @2.40GHz

RAM: 4.00 GB

System type: 64-bit, x64-based processor

Hard-drive: 1TB (not solid-state, whatever that means)

I really appreciate any help I can get. Feel free to comment, or contact me on Discord (Hella Ella#8763).

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

Hey Ella,

I wouldn't recommend to run FE on high settings, instead run it on Lowest. 4GB ram is enough to run FE since it requires only 2 GB RAM(But, It's better to have 8GB, cuz of the current state of FE).

- Try to run the game on "Compatibility Mode” and set it on: XP SP3, Vista SP1 or Windows 7 (Windowed fullscreen/v-sync off)

If that doesn't help you then, it has definitly to do with your graphic card.